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Empowers local leaders to strengthen their groups for a just democracy. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $1.5M in revenue, $1.5M in expenses, and $2.6M in net assets.Pt I

Founded
1994
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Civil Rights & Advocacy
Location
Cottage Grove, OR
Website
www.rop.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$1.5MFY2024
Expenses
$1.5M
Net assets
$2.6M
People
12
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  93-1159856 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Cottage Grove, OR Founded 1994
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Empowers local leaders to strengthen their groups for a just democracy.
Leadership
Jessica Campbell · Former Exec. Dir. (through 10/2024) · $138K
Money in and out
$1.5M revenue, $1.5M expenses
Bottom line
66% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$1.5M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.5M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.6M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $15K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.66 Management & general $0.22 Fundraising $0.12
Program efficiency
66%
of spending reaches programs▼ -13% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
12.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -33% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+1.0%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -93% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2024▲ +62%
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2024▲ +86%
Total assets
$2.6M
FY2024▲ +2%
Total liabilities
$38K
FY2024▲ ×15
Total revenue
$1.5M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.5M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.6M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$15K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$2.6M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B66%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CRural Organizing Project
EINHdr · item D93-1159856
Principal addressHdr · item CCottage Grove, OR
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.rop.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1994
State of legal domicileHdr · item MOR
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCivil Rights & Advocacy (R30)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 1995

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Former Exec. Dir. (through 10/2024)
$137,734Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Executive Director
$117,825Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Executive Director
$81,236Pt VII · Sec A
Former Treasurer (through 02/2025)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Former Secretary (through 02/2025)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jessica Campbell’s $138K as Former Exec. Dir. (through 10/2024) is at the 50th percentile of top reported officer pay among 797 $1–10M civil rights & advocacy nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jessica Campbell$137,734$78,750$80,000$75,591$52,000
Hannah Harrod$117,825
Emma Ronai-Durning$81,236
Jessica Campbell$50,000
Cara Shufelt$50,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $1.0M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Community resource centers as a hub for advancing democracy: rop, in partnership with the hood river latino network, opened its newest field office in the columbia river gorge in 2024 and in the 24-25 fiscal year, rop increased the capacity of our two community centers, the immigrant help center in the columbia river gorge region, and…

$471Kprogram expense
02

Capacity Building Support for Human Dignity Groups

Rop supported more than 95 autonomous, volunteer-led human dignity groups representing every county in oregon to increase their impact and ability to organize for the long-haul. We focused on making sure each group has a leadership team, systems for communicating with a growing base, and campaigns that build the group's local power in…

$294Kprogram expense
03

Civic Engagement

Across the state, groups talked to their neighbors about threats to our democratic process, opposed threats (such as voter intimidation, ballot box tampering), and spread information about the 866-OUR-VOTE election protection hotline to maintain a free and fair election for all oregonians.

$248Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$1.5M · 94%
Investment income$57K · 4%
Program service revenue$40K · 3%
Contributions & grants94%$1.5M
Investment income4%$57K
Program service revenue3%$40K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.66 Management & general $0.22 Fundraising $0.12
Program services66%$1.0M
Management & general22%$338K
Fundraising12%$181K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$597K
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$38K
Total net assetsLn 32$2.6M
Months of cash on handcomputed4.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.4M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $1.5M · Less non-cash grants $201K · Cash operating expenses/yr $1.3M
12.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $1.0M · Total expenses $1.5M
66%
Management & General
Management & general $338K · Total expenses $1.5M
22%
Fundraising
Fundraising $181K · Total expenses $1.5M
12%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $106K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $1.1M
$0.10 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.5M · Total revenue $1.5M
94%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $1.5M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $40K · Total revenue $1.5M
3%
Investment reliance
Investment income $57K · Total revenue $1.5M
+4%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $40K · Total expenses $1.5M
3%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.5M · Prior year $956K
+62%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $892K · FY2024 $1.5M
+12%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $2.6M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.5M · Expenses $1.5M
+1.0%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $2.6M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $2.6M · Total assets $2.6M
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $779K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $2.6M
30%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Hannah Harrod · Reported title CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $118K · Total expenses $1.5M
8%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $998K · Total expenses $1.5M
65%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 66%
Overhead ratio 22%
Fundraising cost ratio 12%
Revenue growth 62%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Windward FundFY2024$56K
Total grants receivedfrom 14 funders$565K
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $64K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$16,037
Broadcast BakerOR · FY2022$30,000
RaicesFY2019$8,550

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024$956K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$892K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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